UNDERSTANDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS and criminality

Course Description:

This foundational course provides a comprehensive review of the most current science on the nature of substance use disorders and possible relationships between the use of psychoactive substances and criminality.

Course Outcomes:

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

Understand the neurobiological and genetic mechanisms of the development of substance use disorders;

Understand environmental and psychosocial risk factors for the development of substance use disorders;

Understand common behavioral and psychosocial risk factors for initiation of drug use and development of substance use disorders;

Understand the relationship between substance use disorders, delinquency and criminal life trajectory.